Node.js

Retrieve UIDL's from POP3 Server

Retrieve a list of UIDLs from a POP3 server. UIDLs are unique identifiers, 1 to 70 characters long, composed of characters ranging from 0x21 to 0x7E. These identifiers uniquely distinguish messages within a mailbox and remain consistent across sessions. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var mailman = new chilkat.MailMan();

    mailman.MailHost = "pop.example.com";

    mailman.PopUsername = "myLogin";
    mailman.PopPassword = "myPassword";

    mailman.MailPort = 995;
    mailman.PopSsl = true;

    var stUidls = new chilkat.StringTable();
    success = mailman.FetchUidls(stUidls);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Download each email by UIDL.
    var email = new chilkat.Email();

    var count = stUidls.Count;
    var i = 0;
    while (i < count) {
        // Download the full email.
        var uidl = stUidls.StringAt(i);
        success = mailman.FetchByUidl(uidl,false,0,email);
        if (success == false) {
            console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

        console.log(i);
        console.log("UIDL: " + uidl);
        console.log("From: " + email.From);
        console.log("Subject: " + email.Subject);

        i = i+1;
    }

    mailman.Pop3EndSession();

}

chilkatExample();